scholarly journals Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry for the Nondestructive Investigation of Conservation Treatments of Cultural Heritage

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcello Manfredi ◽  
Elisa Robotti ◽  
Greg Bearman ◽  
Fenella France ◽  
Elettra Barberis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Direct Method ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Direct Analysis ◽  
Dead Sea ◽  
Ion Source ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Analytical Methodology

Today the long-term conservation of cultural heritage is a big challenge: often the artworks were subjected to unknown interventions, which eventually were found to be harmful. The noninvasive investigation of the conservation treatments to which they were subjected to is a crucial step in order to undertake the best conservation strategies. We describe here the preliminary results on a quick and direct method for the nondestructive identification of the various interventions of parchment by means of direct analysis in real time (DART) ionization and high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry and chemometrics. The method has been developed for the noninvasive analysis of the Dead Sea Scrolls, one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. In this study castor oil and glycerol parchment treatments, prepared on new parchment specimens, were investigated in order to evaluate two different types of operations. The method was able to identify both treatments. In order to investigate the effect of the ion source temperature on the mass spectra, the DART-MS analysis was also carried out at several temperatures. Due to the high sensitivity, simplicity, and no sample preparation requirement, the proposed analytical methodology could help conservators in the challenging analysis of unknown treatments in cultural heritage.

scholarly journals Easily fabricated ion source for characterizing mixtures of organic compounds by direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (34) ◽  
pp. 5065-5074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen T. Upton ◽  
Katherine A. Schilling ◽  
J. L. Beauchamp
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Direct Analysis ◽  
Ion Source ◽  
Ambient Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Assembly Cost

The EZ-DART ion source for ambient mass spectrometry, with simplified construction, minimal assembly cost, and versatile sampling capabilities, is described.

scholarly journals Coupling of planar chromatography with Direct Analysis in Real Time mass spectrometry

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 703-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gertrud Morlock ◽  
Elena Chernetsova
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Direct Analysis ◽  
Ion Source ◽  
Ionization Mass ◽  
Planar Chromatography ◽  
Ionization Source ◽  
Desorption Ionization ◽  
Developing Area

AbstractDirect Analysis in Real Time mass spectrometry (DART-MS) is an emerging and rapidly developing area of ambient desorption ionization mass spectrometric techniques. Its coupling with planar chromatography is especially promising, as compared to other ambient desorption ionization techniques, because it does not require the use of liquids that may distort the shape of a spot by diffusion effects. In the first publications on TLC/HPTLC-DART-MS, due to the fixed, horizontally aligned supply of the gas flow from the DART ionization source to the MS inlet, the introduction of HPTLC/TLC plates as cut strips was inconvenient for quantitation, and the repeatability was very low due to the manual positioning. Recently a new version of the DART ion source was suggested, which allows adjusting the angle of the DART gas stream and the use of a motorized rail, thereby, improving highly the capabilities of TLC/HPTLC-DART-MS. This comprehensive review describes the development and analytical capabilities of TLC/HPTLC-DART-MS, and the general DART-MS perspectives for surface analysis or imaging MS.

Determination of ochratoxin A in wine by direct analysis in real time-tandem mass spectrometry

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoming GONG ◽  
Ronghui MA ◽  
Hongtao WANG ◽  
Liqiang GUO ◽  
Kai LI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Tandem Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Ochratoxin A ◽  
Direct Analysis ◽  
Tandem Mass

scholarly journals Thermal Properties, Isothermal Decomposition by Direct Analysis in Real-Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry and Non Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics of Poly(Ethylene-Co-Vinyl Alcohol)/Poly(ε-Caprolactone) Blend

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 292
Author(s):  
Abdulaziz Ali Alghamdi ◽  
Hussain Alattas ◽  
Waseem Sharaf Saeed ◽  
Abdel-Basit Al-Odayni ◽  
Ahmed Yacine Badjah Hadj Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Crystallization Kinetics ◽  
Isothermal Crystallization ◽  
Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Time Of Flight ◽  
Direct Analysis ◽  
Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics ◽  
Flight Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Poly Ethylene

A series of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol)/poly(ε-caprolactone) blends with different compositions were prepared using solvent casting. The miscibility of this pair of polymers was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and proved by a negative Flory interaction parameter value calculated from the Nishi–Wang equation. The miscibility of this blend was also confirmed by scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). The thermal behaviors of the obtained materials were investigated by DSC, thermogravimetric analysis, and direct analysis in real-time–time-of-flight mass spectrometry and the results obtained were very relevant. Furthermore, the crystalline properties of the obtained materials were studied by DSC and X-ray diffraction where the Ozawa approach was adopted to investigate the non-isothermal crystallization kinetics. The results obtained revealed that this approach described the crystallization process well.

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